From what I have gleaned (EU RoHS regs), that is true for consumer (new equipment) purchases.Supposedly, Ni-Cd can be purchased in EU for replacements. Especially for medical and older equipment that does not support new battery formulations.

Could well be. I've not investigated it. I know you can use leaded solder in medical, aerospace and defence because of reliability concerns, although a number of pacemaker manufacturers have switched to lead free solder, so one assumes they've cracked it.

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